General Imaging is mixing some of the old in with the new here at CES, but it does look to be slowly but steadily improving its game when it comes to its GE-branded cameras. One of the standouts is the X500 bridge camera (pictured above), which packs 16 megapixels, a 15x optical zoom, an electronic viewfinder, and plenty of manual controls to go along with the usual point-and-shoot features — all for $150 (actual image quality is another matter, of course). It’s joined by the E1680W, E1450W, J1470S, A1456W, and C1433 point-and-shoots, which all pack 14 or 16 megapixels, 3x to 8x optical zooms, and varying degrees of thinness for between $80 and $160 dollars. Hit up the press release after the break for some more details, and look for all the new cameras to roll out in February or March. Gallery: GE’s 2011 camera lineup Continue reading GE gets official with 2011 camera lineup: X500 bridge camera, point-and-shoots aplenty GE gets official with 2011 camera lineup: X500 bridge camera, point-and-shoots aplenty originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 06 Jan 2011 18:50:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink